It goes without saying that lighting is an incredible important aspect to any genre of photography. But in portraiture, light can be used to create, or enhance, emotion in a photo.
Pete Souza, the former Chief Official White House Photographer during the Obama administration, returned to Ohio University in March this year to present a selection of images from his time photographing the... more
Want to shoot some opportunistic car photos but only have your smartphone on hand? In the 6-minute video above, COOPH has 12 tips & tricks that you can apply instantly to... more
Adam Savage, one of the guys you’ll recognize from MythBusters, recently had a friend come to him in need bearing a $1,800 lens with a filter stuck tightly to the threads.
After trying, and failing, to use a device specifically designed for removing filters in such situations, Savage decides to try out some other tools in his workshop.
What’s the first thing he goes for? A bandsaw, of course.
Photographing glassware on white is a product photography staple; unfortunately, it's also notoriously difficult. So how do you capture clear glass on a white background with all of those glorious specular highlights you see in magazines? This tutorial by photographer Dustin Dolby of workphlo will show you exactly how.
Dolby has made a name for himself in the tutorial space recently for his extremely... more
If you use Windows 10, you may have noticed that the lock screen features beautiful photos shot around the world. What you may not know, however, is that some photographers reportedly didn’t know about their photos being featured there and aren’t happy with how much they were paid.
Handevision is now shipping its all-metal Iberit 90mm F2.4 short telephoto lens for Leica M-mount 35mm and full-frame cameras. This lens features an F2.4 to F16 aperture, as well as four element in four groups, manual focus, a 49mm filter thread, 10 diaphragm blades and a 70cm / 2.3ft minimum focusing distance. The lens was announced back in 2015... more
On January 13th, 2012, the giant Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized and sank off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, after running into an underwater rock, claiming 32 lives. In August 2014, in the midst of the salvaging operation, photographer... more
The world’s first Hasselblad-branded photography store will be opening in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 30th, 2017. The new retail location is being launched in partnership with Fotografiska... more
